>> i'm kai jackson, in for vic carter. one week after her teenage daughter was struck and killed by a train, a baltimore woman is fighting to make sure it doesn't happen again. tonight, she spoke only with wjz eyewitness news's derek valcourt. >> reporter: the victim's mother wants a bridge built so kids in this area can safely get across these tracks. >> reporter: 14-year-old anna stickle and a friend were taking a popular short cut across these train tracks when a speeding train approached. anna didn't hear it in time to get out of the way. >> i've lost my daughter. i've lost my best friend. she truly was my best friend. and she's gone. >> reporter: with her daughter's funeral now behind her, tara stickle spoke with wjz, about how she is turning her attention to these tracks, where trains, like the one that killed her daughter, speed by at more than 100 miles per

hour. >> you can hear it. it's too late once they are on the tracks. they are fast and the kids don't realize it. >> reporter: the tracks separate several neighborhoods from the local schools. and even today, our camerases spotted kids crossing them. >> this is the worst possible place for railroad tracks. we can't move the tracks. we can't move the homes. but we can offer these kids an alternative. and that alternative is anna's bridge. >> reporter: she proposes a bridge be built over the tracks, giving kids a safe alternative. she is taking her fight for a footbridge online to facebook, where anna's page already has more than 1,000 supporters. she's written to congressman dutch ruppersberger and already has his attention. >> it means saving a life, we have to look at it and see what we can do to help. >> if ann's -- anna's life would save someone else's, she would want that.

>> reporter: logistically, this could be difficult to try to get a bridge over like that. >> it could be difficult. that it could be. but i think it's worth it. we can send a man to the moon. we can put a bridge over these railroad tracks. i can promise you, i'm not going away. i'm going nowhere until this bridge is built for her. >> reporter: on wednesday, tara stickle says she plans to start a massive door-to-door campaign, passing out flyers to homes and businesses in the area, trying to get more support to build anna's bridge. in middle river, i'm derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, congressman ruppersberger's office says it is going to begin researching the issue and contacting the proper agency to inquire about a bridge and train track safety in the area. breaking news to report to you in the area, causing major traffic problems. sky iep chopper 13 is over the -- eye chopper 13 is over the scene with more. we are at brooklyn at 895

and 81st eaft. got a rear-end collision, involving two vehicles here. now, we do have maryland transportation authority police on the scene. they have closed two lanes of the northbound harbor tunnel throughway, just south of the toll plaza. and the backup extends all the way back to the 295 split. so you can expect, if you're coming up from south baltimore, up harbor tunnel throughway, you can expect major delays. i-95 would be the alternate. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. the protest over mayor sheila dixon's pension. she will get $80,000 a year, even everra -- after accepting a plea deal in her case. many are angry. but can anything be done about it? mike hellgren has new images of the protests and insight into the controversy. good evening, kai. >> reporter: actually, she could get more than $83,000 a year. we'll tell you about that in just a moment. about two dozen people showed

up here for that protest. it was a small grass roots group. but everyone was passionate that the mayor should not get that pension. >> reporter: protestors gathered outside city hall, angry that mayor dixon will get a lifetime pension of more than $80,000 a year. josh dowlet organized the protest on facebook. >> i felt there was widespread, deep-seeded anger over the injustice of giving a thief over $2 million in public money. >> reporter: incoming mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she wants to on look -- to look at it. >> i understand the frustrations. i'm having councilman cole look into the issue, particularly around elected officials and we'll be taking some action. >> reporter: but there's little she can do about dixon's golden parachute. law professor byron westernkin. >> she has vested that pension

with the last 23 years of work. and she's entitled to it and she's going to get it. >> reporter: unless she violates her probation. >> certainly the city council has it within their power to change that law, probably at any time they want. >> reporter: and there are those who believe, despite dixon's troubles, she should get the cash. >> she made a mistake. everyone makes a mistake. people are human. >> she deserves a pension. she did work the number of years. put in years of service. >> the biggest message i'd like to send is that the people who lead us should play by the same rules we do. >> mayor dixon's dixon's pension is likely to grow in the future. it's tied to whatever the current mayor's salary is at the time. and mayor rawb rawlings-blake says she will look into the issue. >> for instant updates and

complete background on the story, log onto wjz.com. we have breaking news to tell you about right now. a very powerful earthquake has rocked the island nation of haiti. the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. it was centered about 14 miles west of the capital. port-au-prince. there are reports of building damage, including a hospital collapse. wjz is following this breaking story. we'll keep you updated. bloodshed. a shooting, a standoff and a school lockdown. mary is live with more on what happened. >> reporter: the chaos all started around 1:00 this afternoon. that's when the man was shot near the 500 block of cumberland street. several suspects barricaded themselves in a nearby home. as a precaution, gilbert elementary school was put on lockdown. the lockdown at the school ended just before 5:00 tonight. the students have all gone home. and they're all fine. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. the shooting victim was taken

to an area hospital whose condition is unknown tonight. tonight, ravens' fans are counting down the days until the team takes on the indianapolis colts. the excitement is building around town. the ranks get ready to clash with the team that left baltimore on a cold winter night. wjza -- weijia jiang has more on how it is taking over. but we begin with sports director mark viviano, with new comments from coach john harbaugh. mike? >> reporter: the ravens just wrapped up their practice here at owings mills, working outside inside. and -- -- out inside. and this clash is preparing. they will have -- the colts will have had two full weeks of rest to get ready for the ravens. the ravens just six days since this past sunday. two other times this year, the ravens had had to work on what they call a short week. back in november, they played a

monday night 92 cleveland, then six days later played the colts here in baltimore. then december, and a game here against the lions. in january, they have to do the quick turnaround in the play- offs. here's coach john harbaugh. >> it's different. as you go through the season, i think we adjust throughout the whole season. so we adjusted last week and i things. as you go, you just kind of gauge it from week to week on what you feel like you need. and we set it up the way we felt was best for our guys for this week. >> reporter: it's interesting. youing in it's -- you figure it's an advantage that the colts have a week to get ready. three times in their play-off history, the colts have had that week. and they've lost the game they've played after that, each time. the ravens would like to make it four in a row. we will hear from the former raven, matt stover later on. >> and our complete coverage continues now with weijia jiang who has more on purple fever

across the city. weijia? >> reporter: you know, denise, we went shopping with ravens fans all day long. and there is one thing for certain. you cannot put a price on purple pride. >> as soon as i hit the floor today, it was ravens, ravens, ravens. >> reporter: donald disney, the santa claus of ravens gear remember. >> as soon as the game is over, they start printing shirts. >> he loads t-shirts up. and delivers them to liquidators all over town. >> we just got some flacco fans. >> they said, they're just pulling in around the back. so i'm going to get one. >> why not? we've got the best team out there. they're number 1. >> 37.10 altogether. >> of course, it's not just clothing people are buying. it's any and everything purple. >> whatever they can fit in their budget, they're buying. >> it's ravens. it's a baby raven. >> my glasses are purple. i got the flamingo. just about everything is purple

that i can see. and i have the ear rings. everything. >> reporter: the purple pride transplates -- translates into much-needed help for businesses. >> it might take us from being in the red or close to being in profits. >> they have everything in purple. the hat, the glasses, the beads, the boa. but their best seller, definitely these purple flamingos. >> it's took over our store. so the more we get swoit -- into it, the more we sell. >> and what's a game without food? ravens' fever equals lots and lots of links. >> need sausage for this weekend's party. no problem. just as soon as you come in. boom, ravens won. >> reporter: since the city got a taste of play-off victory, all everyone wants is more. >> the ravens. it's baltimore. we just don't want indianapolis to win. >> reporter: and even though there are already so many ravens shirts out there, one viewer from sykesville wrote in and said he wants to see one

that says, what does colts stand for? count on losing this saturday. we're live in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> people are getting creative. i tell you. >> absolutely. >> thank you, weijia. purple passion is spreading all over baltimore. crews spray-painting the team logo on the sidewalks here in fells point this morning. i guess that's legal. and this afternoon, another purple bird showed up outside wjz here on tv hill. purple fever continues to spread. and don't forget. how could you? this saturday, wjz is the only place you can catch the ravens face off in indianalolis. -- indianapoliss. -- indianapol ils. another crisp, january evening ahead of us. a live look outside right now. after what seems like forever. we're finally going to get a bit of a warmup. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating your forecast.

bob? we've only had one day this month above average. that was january 1st. since then, we have been at or below normal for the last 10 to 12 days. take a look at radar. nothing around here at all. actually, we got a lot of clear skies. but we're down to 30. yes, we're two degrees below freezing. winds are beginning to slow down out of the west around 7. we have warmer air beginning to move in our direction. beginning tomorrow. bernadette has a look at where that air is coming from. and how warm it might just get. bernadette? >> the arctic connection has been shut off for now. take a look at temperatures around the country. they're starting to rebound because of that. we're up to 50 degrees now in denver. it was 52 last hour. up in the 20s and 30s in the northern plains. where we were about 20 degrees below zero just this weekend. take a look at the change. it's building out to our west. and it will be spreading eastward, with that connection shut off. you see the jet stream has pushed off to the north. that sort of locks up the cold air. at least for now. we have a thaw coming our way. and we will have the details

economic up in our forecast shortly. >> thank you, bernadette and bob. still to come. consumer alert. first it was lead in children's toys. now, there are concerns about another toxic metal. what every parent needs to know. baltimore makes the list of u.s. cities to host the 2018 world cup. i'm gigi barnett. coming up, what put charm city on the list? driving while distracted. i'm mary bubala. there is a new effort out today to make us safer on the road. it includes not talking on your phone while you're driving. that story just ahead. and we'll update the breaking news for you. an accident, snarling traffic on i-895. a live update coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we want to update the breaking news we told you about moments ago. an accident causing major problems on interstate 895. and captain mike perry has the latest for us. we told you about 20 minutes ago, northbound 895, at frank furst heavy. this is on the harbor tunnel freeway. south of the toll plazas. it appears at least one person we know was transported to a local hospital. no word on his condition. but you see one at least two lanes.

and it's caused substantial backup, in excess of three miles at this point of stop-and- go traffic. if you haven't gotten off i-95, stay where you're at. at this point, the traffic is stop and go. the delay is expected to be 20 minutes or more. the transportation authority police do have to trucks on the scene. it is expected to cause delays late into the evening. >> thank you, captain mike perry. sky eye chopper 13. there is a new focus focuses focus -- focus. >> it's called focus-drink. and it has the backing of the u.s. department of transportation. the group wants to be as effective as m.a.d.d., or mothers against drunk driving, which managed to cut drunk

driving accidents in half. >> we lost joe as a result of a phone call. and you think about that today. and it just seems so senseless. >> reporter: david teet are is part of -- teeter is part of a new movement to educate drivers about the dangers of talking on your phone. in 2003,600, 000 crashes -- in 2003, 600,000 crashes were caused by talking on the phone. >> in maryland, it is already illegal to text while driving. but this effort goes even further, saying when you start your car, turn off your phone. >> ultimately, what we envision is a day a few years down the road, when we all say, remember those days when we used to talk on the phone while driving? boy, wasn't that a stupid thing to do? >> reporter: including a close call with this driver, trying to back out of a parking space.

one hand on the wheel. the other on her cell. this other driver admitted she was too distracted while talking on her phone while pulling in. >> i definitely do it. but i do not recommend it. it's a bad idea. and it will probably cause an accident. as you can tell. i just almost hit your cameraman. >> reporter: are people worse drivers when they're talking on their phones? >> most definitely. because i'm out here. i see accidents like, you know, at least three or four times a day. >> reporter: and listen to this. experts also say using a cell phone while driving can be the equivalent of driving with a blood alcohol of .08. that is the threshold of the legal limit. expect to hear more about the movement focus driven in the next few months. >> mary, thank you. gps technology is being developed which can stop people from making and receiving incoming calls when driving.

the cold snap is proving fatal to birds. mike schuh visits with the surviving brown pelicans from maryland. >> reporter: the 22 survivors have been taken here to delaware. >> we've got the birds housed in three different areas. one is in this room. >> reporter: the ones here inside can't tolerate the cold. they have frostbite. if you walk in on them, their odd beauty takes your breath away. >> kind of the most intensive care right now. >> their webbing is frost bitten f. they lose the webbing, in the wild, they can't catch fish. >> it's more than likely they would have a slow death. >> they shiver when frightened. these appear to be frightened. there are even more outside with a shelter, with heater and heat lamps. but why didn't these fly south like the 3,000 others that summer in maryland? >> what we have here is some risk takers in the pelicans, saying maybe it's a little bit better to not go south.

>> reporter: in a mild winter, they'd survive. this winter, not so. now, with food, medicine and shelter, they're doing well. >> and handling them for treatments, we are finding they're becoming stronger and stronger each day. when they're strong enough, hopefully we'll be able to transport them south for release. >> reporter: release in south carolina, where it's warm enough to survive. >> if south carolina doesn't agree to accept these birds, then they'll continue to rehab here until it gets warm in these parts. in newark, delaware, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you now on tv hill. >> wow. those birds eat 50 to 70 pounds of fish every day. an expense the tri-state bird rescue had not budgeted for. >> wish them luck. that's for sure. >> incredible creatures. >> robin is here now. >> you feel bad for all of the birds. even socks. how do you have a little den and stay warm? it's cold. >> right. let's take a look at temps

and conditions right now. it's below freezing now. there we go. there's my mike coming back for some reason now. right now, we're at 30 degrees with clear skies. winds west/northwest at 7. come back and take a look at the warmup after this. ,,,,,,,,,

freezing just about

everywhere. we we have clear skies. 33. 18, the cold spot up in oakland. around the baltimore reme tro. upper 20s to 30s. by the way, yesterday, we had reports of three quarters inch of fresh flurries. that was the only place locally that reported snow. it's kind of interesting. because we had snow indicate on the radar around our region. but nobody reported anything reaching on the ground until it got down here to central portions of a.a. county. 7, 9. as you can see earlier today. they're around 14-16. we had snow showers in western p.a. up in bismarck, where it was 18 below for a high. this weekend. right now, they're in the mid- 20s. that's a huge increase in temperature. now, we are going to warm up

tomorrow a little bit. just back to normal. generally clear now around the region as you can see. out to the west, high pressure that is going to slowly move off to the east and the southeast. as it does, the winds come back around to the southwest. allowing warmer air to come back. the jet stream goes a little further to the north. here comes warmer air. i think by thursday, we're in the mid-30s, which is above average. by friday, we're talking temps near 50 degrees. south of washington, in virginia, they will definitely be in the low 50s here on friday. so that's good news. west winds tomorrow on the bay. just 5 to 10 knots. and that advisory will be lifted late tonight. bay temp, around 34, 35. sunrise, 7:25. sets, 5:05. so tonight, yeah. clear and it's going to be chilly. seasonably cold, down in the low to mid-20s. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. but it will be a little milder. back up to normal. tomorrow's high around 40 degrees. even warmer on thursday and friday.

so a break from the real cold temperatures headed our way. >> thank goodness. thank you, bob. still ahead on eyewitness news at 6:00. the grooming policy controversy. a 4-year-old boy suspended from preschool for the length of his hair. why his parents aren't backing down. baggage blunder. how did a man get live shotgun shells onto an airplane? the latest on this security mishap. this is mark viviano at the ravens facility at owings mills, where the team took to preparation today. we'll hear what coach john harbaugh had to say to the team side. plus a look at the ultimate nfl veteran, brett favre, when eyewitness news continues.

it is just after 6:30. 30 degrees and clear. good evening. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. less than a week after a man was indicted for smuggling chemical explosives on a u.s. plane, another security breach raises eyebrows. karen brown reports on what

happened this time. flight 1669 was pushing back from the gate in milwaukee when the pilot cold passengers, there was a security problem. a gun dealer had alerted flight attendants, he had mistakenly carried on live ammunition. >> doesn't given you a warm and fuzzy feeling. >> the dallas-pound jet immediately returned to the gate. the unidentified passenger told the transportation security, he had forgotten that he had shotgun shells in his carry-on. he was re-screened and allowed to reboard the plane, which took off for dallas. the security breach comes on the heels of umar farouq abdulmutallab's attempted flight bombing on a flight bound for detroit on christmas day. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> why? >> we just had a gentleman hide explosives in his underwear and they were supposed to up security. and here a guy walks in with a carry-on with shells in his bag. >> bell had texted his concerns

to his wife while on board the plane. >> i was like, you've got to be kidding me. >> and the screener who missed the shells has already been given additional training. midwest airlines who operates the flight has declined to comment. after the attempted bombing on christmas day, president obama ordered enhanced screening. but now passengers are wondering what it will really take to secure the nation's airports. karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> the tsa says the bag containing the ammunition did go through an x-ray machine. and it is investigating why the shail shells weren't detected -- why the shells weren't detected. a powerful earthquake rocks the nation of haiti. mary has more from the newsroom. mary? >> well, kai, the earthquake has a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. and there are reports of serious damage, with several buildings collapsing, including a hospital, where people can be

seen screaming for help. there are no reports of deaths or injuries yet. but experts say the strength of the damage could cause casualties. back to you, kai. thank you, mary. breaking news coverage of this earthquake continues now with meteorologist bernadette woods in the first warning weather center. bernadette? >> as mary was saying, the earthquake did have a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles southwest. capital of port-au-prince. now, this is a shallow quake. in depth of about 5 miles. we want to show you, respectively, where that is. we're going to take you down here. this is haiti on the western side, bordering dominican republic. the u.s. geological survey says a large quake spreads the potential for damage. and the two largest, you're seeing magnitude 5.9 and 5.5, are more -- and more are expected. the quake was felt in the

dominican republic. obviously bordering just along haiti. not such a great situation going on right now. tsunami watch has also been boarded. we'll have much more on this breaking story. police continued their investigation and tell washington wizards star player gilbert arenas. apat least-- at least seven wizards' players have been questioned about the incident. last week, the nba suspended arenas indefinitely for having three guns inside his locker and pulling them out on a fellow player. arenas said his actions were a misguided effort to play a joke. but others say the two were arguing or over a -- arguing over a gambling debt. andrea fujii has a warning about a dangerous substance in children's jewelry. >> reporter: this little

bracelet looks cute. but don't let it charm you. scientist michael green found it is 35% cadmium. >> i would never let my children touch this piece of jewelry. >> reporter: the centers for disease control lists cadmium as number 7 on the list of the 235 most dangerous suspects. it can stump brain development. >> it is mind boggling. one that a company would have the gall to make it. and two, that we don't have regulations that spell out this is illegal. >> reporter: the associated press tested 200 items purchased in wal-mart, claire's and dollar stores. 12 of the trinkets were at least 10% cadmium. but a few, like this rudolph the red nosed reindeer charm and the charm on this bracelet were nearly all cadmium. wal-mart has already pulled this from their shelves. >> in china, there is a lot of

recycling of computer waste from here in the u.s. that waste finds its way to china, where it's dumped. but some of the metal in those products are used for making other things. >> reporter: green says the problem is, it's not illegal to sell jewelry with cadmium in the u.s. and it also appears chinese factories are using cadmium, instead of lead. because lead is now more restricted by the federal government. >> they have launched an investigation into the cadmium problem. and the top regulator plans to issue a stern warning to china. i'm andrea fujii. wjz eyewitness news. >> the metal most used to replace lead is zinc, a safer alternative to cadmium. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. how maryland-based mutual funds performed in the fourth quarter of 2009. a recipe for a lighter version of a philly cheesesteak. and how matt stover's season has taken him from being

mr. mom to kicking against his former team on saturday. for all of these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast. as thousands of ravens fans await this weekend's game against the colts, soccer fans are crossing their fingers, too. hoping the u.s. is selected to host the world cup games. those are years away. but baltimore is on a short list of cities selected to take part. gigi barnett has more. >> the list of u.s. cities selected for the soccer game is complete. and baltimore is on it. >> the announcement and celebration came this afternoon. >> now it shows the rest of the world that baltimore is here to play. and we can really get into this. >> reporter: after an extensive campaign, baltimore is one of 18 cities selected to host the world cup, should the u.s. win the bid. the competition to get on the list was fierce. other cities selected include new york, philadelphia, boston and atlanta. >> it gives us, you know, that

hope that this region, as a whole, is really a soccer hub. >> terry hassletine is the director of sports marketing. he spear-headed the bid. he says he had to show an international sporting event on a world cup level. this matchup last summer did the trick. with more than 70,000 seats sold. >> i think that chelsea a. milan gave us a run. a year ago, we wouldn't have been considered. but baltimore put on an unbelievable product. and we need to continue do do that. -- to do that. >> and if the u.s. wins bid, each of those cities will receive between $300 and $500 million in tourism dollars. >> this opens our doors to the international business marketplace. opens our doors to the future recruitment of other events. because we're involved with the biggest sporting event of the world. the world cup is the biggest.

>> congratulations, baltimore. the first and the last time the u.s. hosted the world cup was back in 1994. and that was the largest money- making world cup in fi fa history. meanwhile, they will announce the international winning bid later. >> washington, d.c. also made the list of u.s. cities. caught on tape, a wild police chase. see how it ends. chilling crime. an abortion doctor, murdered in cold blood. and tonight, the accused judge makes a ruling. and warmer air is headed our way. i'll have the exclusive five- day forecast. and wjz is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,

a judge refuses to block a request by scott roder, saying it was a justified act to kill the doctor. if the jury accepts the defense, it could lead to a conviction on the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

suburban atlanta police have shot police. two of the shooting victims have died. police believe the fully camouflaged suspect spent as little as 4 to 5 minutes inside a penske spokesman says the shooter was a former worker. three others remain hospitalized at this hour. a chase on southern california freeways and side streets. the chase started in long beach and ran north on the 7-10 freeway. authorities tried several times to stop it. the suspect did later surrender. a north texas school bard is standing behind its band on long hair in classrooms. they say a preschooler will be allowed to stay in class if the

boy cuts his hair. with the aging baby boomer population, will alzheimer's disease become a national epidemic? tonight, we continue our special series, "where america stands," with a at how new treatments may stave off this devastating disease. only on the cbs evening news. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a warmup finally coming. wjz is live with fiermt first warning weather coverage. first, meteorologist bernadette woods is going to make us all happy. she has a more detailed look at what we can expect. bernadette? >> we begin to thaw out. tomorrow morning, going to be a cold one. we'll start off around 20 degrees. but as we head through the afternoon. sunshine, clouds will warm up to about 40 degrees. that's still below the average of 41. but it's in the right direction, right? tomorrow night, we still drop. but there's continued warmup in the five-day forecast. for more on that, here's bob. >> i think thursday and friday feel pretty good.

40, 44. 48. 42 on saturday. there's a chance we may be on the northern edge of rain or sweat snow perhaps. the woman at the center of a reality show scandal is speaking out. mark steines has more from hollywood. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, our exclusive with the woman at the center of the bachelor scandal. only we watched last night's show, with rosalyn, as the drama unfolded. >> finding out that rosalyn had an affair with a staff member. you know, it really makes me question the intent of these women that are here. >> how do you feel now? >> i know i didn't do anything. i know i didn't have a sexual relationship with anybody on the show. i'm just still appalled. appalled. >> did abc tell the truth? >> no. absolutely not. >> did nay por-- they portray you fairly? >> no. they did not portray me closely. >> nobody watched the show more

closely than rosalyn. she was banned when it was determined that she had an inappropriate affair with a staff member. >> i just find it amazing that there's cameras all over this house, tons of cameras, yet they somehow managed to miss the biggest scandal of the season. oops. we didn't have a camera in that room. we every in caught -- we never caught them walking into a room together. cameras never caught that. >> simon's new interview about leaving "american idol." sarah palin's son and new grandson. plus, we'll take you to the set of ncis. that is are in later -- and more, coming up on entertainment tonight. >> don't miss entertainment tonight, here on wjz 13. a little rest for the ravens. they hit the practice field this afternoon in preparation for the colts. mark is live from owings mills with the latest, coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

all right. mark is live in front of the ravens training center. >> yeah. >> but if i didn't know where he was, i don't know. i think he might be in red square. >> absolutely. or some castle. >> and it's cold enough. >> and they also have an indoor practice facility. how lucky for them. saw the guys coming off the practice field earlier today. ask they seem to be in a good mood. a play-off game saturday at

indianapolis. that is first and foremost on their mind. secondarily, there is a reunion coming up saturday night, as former ravens kicker matt stover gets a chance to go against his team, with the afc championship birth on the line. stover kicked for the ravens for 13 seasons. and when the ravens couldn't reach a contract agreement with him, before the 2009 season, he would eventually be picked up by the colts. well, stover came to baltimore with indy back in november. and helped beat the ravens. his fourth quarter field goal was the difference in the game. the ravens have used two different kickers since stover left. billy cundive has the job now. and today, he talked about his relationship with matt stover. >> it's been fun to watch him play at such a high level for a long time. as i was growing and watching him flay, he has had a strong presence. it's nice to see that he's still doing it. and it's usa nice for me to know that -- also nice for me

to know that he's moved on so i have a place. >> cundive, 12 of 17 in his field goal tempt of attempts. -- goal attempts. he is 19 of 19 in kicking extra points. next up, trip to indianapolis, saturday night, here on wjz. our coverage comes your way, starting at 8:00. the other play-off games including rex ryan and his new york jets playing chargers out in warm san diego. and in the afc, arizona is at new orleans. while dallas plays in minnesota. in that game, veteran quarterback brett favre will don the purple jersey. favre is the oldest q.b. in the league. still going strong at age 40. that means a lot of the players he faces were just kids when favre broke into the league. but dallas cowboys are having fun with favre's age. >> most quarterbacks at our age don't move around that much.

so -- [ laughter ] but he still moved around well. >> i was a brett favre fan growing up. green bay and the saints is my favorite team. >> and you were young. >> i was young. >> i was young. i don't know. i didn't want to make the guy feel old. but yeah, bret, i was pretty young. [ laughter ] when brett favre starts on sunday, it will be his 23rd play-off start. that is the most out of any active player in the nfl. he may be 40, but he still has a chance to lead the vikings to the super bowl. maybe he'll meet the ravens there. ravens continue preparations here at owings mills. i'll have more coming up at 11:00. >> in the meantime, thaw out. thank you, mark. . ,,

host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: does elmer fudd have trouble with the letter r? elmer: shhhh, be very quiet; i'm hunting wabbits. director (o/c): ok cut!!!! uh...it's i'm hunting "rabbits," elmer. let's try that again. elmer: shhhh, i'm hunting wabbits. director (o/c): cuuuuut! rabbits.

elmer: wabbits director (o/c): rabbits. elmer: wabbits. director (o/c): rabbits with an "r." elmer: aw...this diwector's starting to wub me the wong way. don't miss the cbs prime time lineup at 10:00. >> that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm denise koch. >> i'm kai jackson. for bob, mark, everybody. thank you for watching maryland's news station. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs ,,

powerful. >> heather: feshz of a disaster in haiti as an earthquake hits the region. also, please stand by. conan o'brien's boss said nbc's plans to push tonight into tomorrow to make room for jay leno. >> nbc said they wanted drama at 10:00. now they got it. (laughter) now they got it. everybody's mad. >> couric: and where america stands in the battle against alzheimer's, a disease that could be one of the biggest publish health issues this country will ever face. captioning sponsored by cbs >> couric: good evening, everyone, we begin tonight with breaking news from the caribbean. a major disaster may be unfolding right now in haiti, hit today by a powerful earthquake. that was magnitude 7, possibly the strongest quake ever to hit that region. and it was quickly followed by a number of aftershocks.